Soyopa (Yaqui: "hot land") is a town in Soyopa Municipality, in the eastern region of the Mexican state of Sonora. The elevation is 350 meters.
Soyopa | |
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 Soyopa main square | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Sonora |
| Municipality | Soyopa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alonso Sánchez Encinas |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Pacific (US Mountain)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (No DST) |
It was historically the location of the Jesuit mission San Joseph de Soyopa.[1]
Economy edit
The main economic activities are cattle raising (16,000 head in 2000), agriculture (rye, sorghum, wheat), and mining.[citation needed]
Silver was mined here beginning in the eighteenth century and the town had its economic heyday around 1880. After that the silver mines ran out and the population declined.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ Ives, Ronald L. (1948). "The Sonoran Census of 1730". Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. 59 (4): 319–339. ISSN 0002-7790. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
External links edit
- Soyopa, Ayuntamiento Digital (Official Website of Soyopa, Sonora)
- The Road to Soyopa a book about exploring the back roads of Sonora